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...only say that I hope you have done what I did, which is to buy a lot of gold, melt it down and build a suit of armor out of it so you can fight your way out of the food riots that will occur in the near future, probably next Tuesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Hodgman | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...nationwide economic downturn. The Council’s consideration of homelessness follows an effort by Mass. Governor Deval Patrick to end family homelessness and cut the state’s costs by using a preventive approach. But councillors said they thought the problem would only get worse in the near future, citing the state’s budgetary woes and Question 1, a ballot initiative that could abolish the income tax in Massachusetts, which voters will decide on this Election Day. “With the social service cuts we’re seeing coming out of the Patrick administration...

Author: By Sarah J. Howland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Passes Resolution On Homelessness | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...into supervised housing that is more appropriate for college students,” said Tim Burke, a member of BC’s community task force. “I think they’ve gained a lot of community favorability lately, especially those families who live near houses occupied by students...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Questions Linger For BC Expansion Plan | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...given the popularity of the Google webmail program among the undergraduates. “[FAS IT] is going to have trouble getting 1,600 people opt-in to the program,” Rose said, adding that he would “doubt that they’re anywhere near that number yet.” But Sundquist said that he’s looking forward to using a “new and exciting” e-mail address which he said will probably earn him “major cool points.” He said he expects...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students To Test New Webmail | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...Powell had been contemplating - and planning - his move for months. Though a declared Republican since his near run for the White House in 1996 and an occasional speaker at Republican events, Powell has never been blindly or even particularly partisan. He spent the year watching the race closely, issuing a quiet warning here or there in speeches and interviews when he saw the race (and more specifically, the GOP) go in directions he didn't like. Many of these little alarms went unnoticed, but they foretold a change in his preferences. In those moments, close observers knew, Powell was laying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Powell's Endorsement: Months in the Making | 10/20/2008 | See Source »

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